Metabolic syndrome and risk of endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women: a prospective study.

Rhonda S ArthurGeoffrey C KabatMimi Y KimRobert A WildAladdin H ShadyabJean Wactawski-WendeGloria Y F HoKatherine W ReevesLewis H KullerJuhua LuoJennifer Beebe-DimmerMichael S SimonHoward StricklerSylvia Wassertheil-SmollerThomas E Rohan

Published in: Cancer causes & control : CCC (2019)

Our findings suggest that MetS may predict risk of endometrial cancer independent of obesity among women with the remaining four Mets components.

Keyphrases

endometrial cancer
postmenopausal women
metabolic syndrome
bone mineral density
insulin resistance
uric acid
weight loss
type diabetes
cardiovascular risk factors
high fat diet induced
weight gain
adipose tissue
body mass index
cardiovascular disease
skeletal muscle